1995 Ford Ranger Visibility

SOMETIMES THEY WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, OTHER TIMES THEY WOULD COME ON BY THEM SELVES, NOW THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. ON THE NUMBER OF FAILURES I LOST COUNT.

ELECTRICAL WIPERS AND OIL GAGE

WINDSHIELD WASHER/WINDSHIELD MOTOR OR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OPERATES SPORADICALLY, SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. SAFETY HAZARD IN WINTER. *AK

THE COMPONENT KEEPS COMING ON BY ITSELF.{ THE WIPERS THAT IS.} IT'S REALLY A DISTRACTION. THE LAST TIME I CALLD THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THE VEHICAL IS OUT OF WRRRANTY AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. SINCE IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME PART IT SEEMS TO ME THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AGAIN SINCE IT WAS A DEFECT AGAIN.*AK

ISSUED AS A ADVISORY WHY NEVER RECALLED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING ACTIVATED.SOMETIMES THE WASHER FLUID WILL SPRAY WHEN THEY COME ON - - THIS IS SCARY WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE.I DID TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY REPLACED A SWITCH SOMEWHERE, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATING WHILE SWITCH IS IN OFF MODE OR WASHER OPERATING FOR UNKNOWN REASON AND STOPPED RUNNING DURING OPERATION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT RESPOND CORRECTLY TO SWITCH INPUT, THEY WILL STOP WHILE IN ON MODE OR WILL NOT RESPOND TO WASH WATER COMMAND. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WASHER COME ON INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON AND WON'T TURN OFF. SOMETIMES WIPERS DON'T COME ON WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON.*AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS START UP ON THEIR OWN AND THE DOOR "AJAR" ALARM WILL RING CONTINUOUSLY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED EVERY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. IT MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT IT SURE IS ANNOYING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND SPRAYER COMES ON AT RANDOM TIMES AND AT RANDOM SPEEDS WHEN OFF. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPER DOESN'T WORK AT THE CORRECT SPEED WHEN IT'S ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WASHERS AND WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, CONSUMER FEELS THAT THEY COULD LIMIT VISIBILITY AT CRITICAL TIMES. *AK *ML

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I BROUGHT VEHICLE IN WHILE UNDER WARRANTY TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH.WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AT RANDOM WITHOUT ACTIVATION. FORD ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN ORDERING DEALER NOT TO REPAIR PENDING INVESTIGATION. RESULTS OF INVESTIGATION NEVER RELEASED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WIPER/WASHER INTERMITTENTLY WORK/DO NOT WORK REGARDLESS OF SWITCH POSITION, (DEMONIC POSSESION?). *AK

WINDSHIELD WASHERS COME ON WITHOUT BEING ACTIVATED. DANGER IS AT NIGHT WHEN WINDSHIELD WASHERS COME ON AND FLOOD WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL CUT ON WHEN IN OFF POSITION, INTERVALS DO NOT WORK CORRECT, WINSHIELD WASHER WILL WORK BY ITSELF. INTERIOR LIGHTS WILL NOT CUT OFF AFTER DOOR IS SHUT FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR. THIS HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. USUALLY ONLY HAPPENS WHEN PASSENGER DOOR IS OPENED AND SHUT.

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER COMES ON UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

AT THIS HIGH RATE OF SPEED, DURING A RAIN STORM, THE WIPERS SHUTDOWN AND ABOUT CAUSED ME TO WRECK THE TRUCK.

WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL OPERATE WITHOUT TURNING THEM ON AND WHEN TURNED ON THEY WILL NOT OPERATE

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAIL INTERMITTENTLY OR WILL TURN ON WITHOUT SWITCH OPERATION. TURN SIGNAL WILL SOMETIMES STOP WORKING AT SAME TIME. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN THE SMELL OF OVERHEATING WIRES, BUT NO VISIBLE SMOKE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO WORK OR WILL TURN ON WITHOUT SWITCH OPERATION. ON OCCASION THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN THE SMELL OF OVERHEATING WIRES.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENLY FAIL OR WILL TURN ON WITHOUT SWITCH OPERATION. TURN SIGNALS HAVE OCCASIONALLY STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN THE SMELL OF OVERHEATING WIRES.

INTEMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON. OFTEN TIMES THE WASHER FLUID WILL SPEW OUT AND THE WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S VIEW TO BE OBSTRUCED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK